Frank C. Crawford, HP

Division of Energy Employees

Occupational Illness Compensation

December 2017
$6.4 Billion

Part B Compensation

$4.2 Billion

Part E Compensation

$3.7 Billion 

Medical Bills

$14.3 Billion

Total Compensation + Medical Bills Paid

197,225 

Cases Filed

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Data as of November 12, 2017
 Accepted Dose Reconstruction Cases – 10,366

› $1.53 Billion in Compensation

 Accepted SEC Cases – 25,726

› $3.8 Billion in Compensation

 Cases Accepted Based on SEC Status and POC ≥ 50% - 990

› $148.5 Million in Compensation

 Totals: All Accepted SEC, Dose Reconstruction Cases, and 

Combined – 37,082

› $5.52 Billion in Compensation

Data as of November 12, 2017

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 48,850 Cases Referred to NIOSH for Dose 

Reconstruction 

 47,001 Cases Returned to DOL from NIOSH 

 40,712 with Dose Reconstruction 

 6,289 withdrawn from NIOSH with no Dose Reconstruction

 1,849 Cases Currently at NIOSH

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Data as of November 12, 2017
32,564 Cases w/ Dose 

Reconstruction and Final 

Decision

› Final Approvals 

11,394

› Final Denials

21,170

Final

Denials

Final

Approvals

65%

35%

5 Data as of November 12, 2017
Data as of October 31, 2017 6

NIOSH

34%

Other

30%

RECA

9%

SEC Cases Never 

Sent to NIOSH

15%

SEC Cases 

Referred

to NIOSH

12%

*Other ( beryllium sensitivity, chronic beryllium disease, chronic silicosis)
97,560 Cases w/Final 

Decision under Part B 

51,184 Part B Approvals

46,376 Part B Denials 

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Data as of November 12, 2017
The top 4 worksites generating new Part B EEOICPA 

cases (between 07/01/2017 & 10/31/2017)

Hanford

Savannah River Site

Y-12 Plant

Nevada Test Site

Data as of October 31, 2017

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91%

88%

89% 

89% 

91% 

87% 

92% 

86% 

89% 

89% 

93% 

92% 

9%

12%

11%

11%

9%

13%

8%

14%

11%

11%

7%

8%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

DOE

AWE

9 Data as of October 31, 2017
Data as of November 12, 2017 10

Statistical

Category 

Ames 

Laboratory, 

Ames, Iowa

Area IV

Santa Susana, 

California

Savannah 

River Site

Aiken, 

South Carolina

Sandia National 

Laboratory

Albuquerque, 

New Mexico

Cases (Claims) 

Part B & E 950 (1,210) 1,072 (1,507) 18,356 (25,361) 1,852 (2,796)

Cases Returned by 

NIOSH w/ DR 186 255 5,425 619

Final Decisions 

(Part B) 423 522 7,709 1,726

Part B Approvals 

(Cases) 291

242

3,362 1,172

Part E Approvals 

(Cases) 299 231 3,719 1,065

Total Comp. & 

Medical Bills Paid $67 Million $64 Million $1.1 Billion $310.5 Million
 In response to new SEC classes, DEEOIC conducts: 

› Town hall meetings and traveling resource centers

› In cases of small SECs, press releases are issued 

 Hosting informational meetings regarding medical 

benefits provided under the EEOICPA: 

› In some cases held in conjunction with SEC town hall 

meetings 

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 Members:

 DEEOIC

 Department of Energy

 Department of Energy Former Worker Medical Screening 

Program (FWP)

 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

 Ombudsman to NIOSH for EEOICPA – Part B

 Denise Brock 

 DOL’s Office of the Ombudsman for EEOICPA

 Malcolm Nelson

 Monthly conference calls with all members

 Conduct Town Hall Meetings

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Location/Date Purpose Attendance Claims Taken at 

Outreach Event

Santa Fe, New Mexico

November 15, 2017

JOTG Outreach and TRC 80 5

Conference Call

September 20, 2017

Quarterly Medical 

Conference Call

26 N/A

Conference Call

September 19, 2017

Quarterly Medical 

Conference Call

24 N/A

Monticello, Utah

August 23, 2017

Medical Benefits Session and 

TRC

34

Shiprock, New Mexico

August 22, 2017

Medical Benefits Session and 

TRC

101

Metropolis, Illinois

June 14, 2017

Traveling Resource Center

Medical Benefits Session

26 1

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Department of Labor 

Presentation to NIOSH 

Advisory Board
Employed By Part B Part E

DOE Contractors 

and 

Subcontractors

Yes Yes

DOE Federal 

Employees

Yes No

AWE Employees Yes No

Beryllium 

Vendors

Yes No

RECA Yes Yes
Condition Part B Part E

CBD Yes Yes

Beryllium 

Sensitivity

Medical 

Monitoring 

Only

Yes

Chronic Silicosis Yes Yes

Cancer Yes Yes

Any condition 

related to toxic 

exposure

No Yes
Type Part B Part E

Spouse at time of 

death

Yes Yes

Children - under 

age 18; under age 

23 if full-time 

student; or any 

age if medically 

incapable of self-

support

Yes Yes

Adult Children Yes No
Part B Part E

$150,000 Employee + 

Survivor

Impairment $2,500 per % 

(Employee)

$50,000 RECA Employee + 

Survivor

Wage Loss $10,000-$15,000 

per year (Employee)

$125,000 Survivor

$400,000 CAP for B+E combined